Ventura

Ventura

P&O

Capacity
3500
pers

Crew
1258
pers

Taille
290.00
m

Tonnage
114000

Category
Premium

Ventura and Azura are the largest ships in the P&O Cruises fleet and on board Ventura you’ll find an incredible choice of facilities. From bars, restaurants, a sports court, spa and theatre, Ventura also has a number of exciting features that are exclusively hers.

Ventura’s signature restaurant is The White Room by none other than Marco Pierre White himself. But there are also 11 other restaurants to tempt you including a tapas bar and restaurant, a stunning Asian restaurant and a choice of Club Dining - the same table at the same time each evening, and Freedom Dining - no fixed seating or dining times.

Ventura is a highly entertaining ship. A theatre with full production shows doubles as a cinema, she has two lounges for cabaret, tributes, comedy and dancing and even Metropolis, an amazing bar with a panoramic video wall brought to life by a different city skyline each evening. She also has great sports facilities, a well equipped gym and spa, a large sports court and 4 pools (one with a retractable roof).

In fact, Ventura is very family-friendly. In addition to fantastic children’s clubs and a play area for under 2s, there’s a circus skills school on top deck, Rock School, where teens can shred guitar, and Noddy and Mr. Bump from the Mr. Men Show are regular visitors. She even has a 24 hour buffet restaurant so the only routines you need to keep are your own.

Highlights

The White Room - Italian created by Marco Pierre White

Frankie’s – grill, pizzeria and ice-cream parlour

Ramblas – Spanish tapas

East – Oriental restaurant

Tazzine – café

Metropolis with 20m plasma video wall

Oasis Spa with endless pool and thermal suite

4 pools, 1 with skydome and 6 whirlpool spas

Sports court & golf nets

Havana show lounge

The Red Bar

The Tamarind Club for comedy and live music

The Exchange (English pub)

Fortunes casino

Deck bars

Ventura is designed for British tastes and features innovations in family entertainment, including a 3D cinema, Scalextric at sea and a contemporary circus skills school as well as an enrichment programme developed with Tate Modern. Ventura passengers tend to be older outside of summer holidays and mainly British. When all cabins have double occupancy, the ship provides a space ratio of 37.5 tons per passenger and a crew to passenger ratio of one for every 2.5 passengers. At full capacity the space ratio is 32.2 tons per passenger and the crew ratio is one to 2.9 passengers.

Size

Huge

Rating

Built

2008

Refit

Tonnage

115000

Passengers (Min/Max)

3064/3574

Crew

1220

Officers

British

CABINS

Total

1532

Two thirds of cabins have a balcony and all are tastefully decorated and well equipped. Suites have a jacuzzi bath.

Balcony

872

Ocean View

227

Inside

433

Single

0

Cabin Details

FITNESS & LEISURE

Pools Out/In

3/2

Ventura will have no less than five pools to enjoy from a paddling pool for tots to a pool sited beneath a sky dome. The Oasis Spa, is equipped with a thermal suite, an endless pool, beauty salon and gymnasium.

Jacuzzis

4

Fitness Centre

Yes

Sauna

Yes

Steam Room

Yes

Deck Space

Good

RESTAURANTS

Two of Ventura’s three main restaurants will be dedicated to ‘Freedom Dining’ while The Bay Tree will be conventional allocated seating. There is also an Italian, a casual family and Pacific Rim, Tapas and Pizzeria restaurants and a Food Court.

Main Dining Rooms

3

Sittings

2

Non Smoking

Yes

Alternative Dining

5

ENTERTAINMENT

The Arena, a 785 seat theatre, features state of the art production facilities and 3D cinema. Other venues include Metropolis with its 20m floor to ceiling plasma wall, Fortunes Casino, the Havana Salsa bar , a comedy club and seven other bars and clubs.

Show Lounges

2

Cinema

Yes

Library

Yes

Casino

Yes

DRESS CODE

Casual and comfortable during the day. Evenings range from smart casual (shirt & slacks) to semi formal (jacket & tie for gentlemen and casual elegance for ladies). Formal eveinings require a suit or dinner jacket for men and a cocktail dress for ladies.

TIPPING

Allow £4 per passenger day for cabin and restaurant staff.

DISABLED

Wheelchair cabins

32

Wheelchair access is very good. Wheelchair cabins are fitted with showers only.

Lifts

16

CHILDREN

The rating for children is Very Good. Facilities include a night nursery, dedicated children’s club and areas for tots, 5-8s, 9-12s and teenagers.